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Conwy road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Conwy in 1996, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (418), and casualties rose from 617.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,359 collisions in Conwy.

Collisions in 1996
403
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
649
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Conwy in 1996

2.2% of collisions in Conwy in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 19% in Conwy from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious6015%
  • Slight33483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight56186%

Conwy road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Conwy, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 575 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 403, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202597138
202479103
2023114153
2022146206
2021143179
2020113151
2019172225
2018176232
2017198277
2016178246
2015250323
2014290393
2013250332
2012269387
2011279398
2010282394
2009325497
2008325512
2007325460
2006332523
2005304426
2004371513
2003384517
2002416607
2001399550
2000443695
1999415623
1998444666
1997442638
1996403649
1995418617
1994399574
1993377541
1992388552
1991453638
1990496701
1989495715
1988498727
1987478693
1986448677
1985483691
1984495719
1983467698
1982507769
1981514755
1980504763
1979575817

When and where crashes happen in Conwy in 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (17%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.7%)
  • February28 (6.9%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May39 (9.7%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July32 (7.9%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September34 (8.4%)
  • October33 (8.2%)
  • November35 (8.7%)
  • December30 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (67%)
  • Wet or damp128 (32%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph242 (60%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph108 (27%)
  • 70 mph20 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Conwy in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (63%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (10%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4%)
  • 6 to 1088 (14%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (14%)
  • 21 to 2556 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35113 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.8%)
  • Over 7525 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (43%)
  • Passenger276 (43%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Conwy in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Conwy

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Conwy ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Conwy had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1996.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Conwy with the most crashes in 1996

The A470 had the most collisions in Conwy in 1996: 51, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Conwy, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA470518329
2ndA547445524
3rdA54278012
4thA548364809
5thA55336524
6thA546151801
7thB5113101612
8thB5115101612
9thA40864600
10thB51064400
11thB53812200
12thA5441100
13thB53831100

Towns in Conwy: crashes in 1996

Colwyn Bay had the most collisions of any town in Conwy in 1996: 68.

Postcode districts in Conwy: crashes in 1996

LL22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Conwy in 1996: 76.

Latest crashes in Conwy in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Conwy in 1996, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Conwy road accidents in other years